WEBVTT - Encourage Yourself

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, this is Joel and Victoria.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>God bless you always, a joy to have you here,

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<v Speaker 2>for God's very best in your life. And if you're

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<v Speaker 2>ever in our area, I hope you'll stop by and

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<v Speaker 2>be a part of one of our services. I promise

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<v Speaker 2>you we'll make you feel right at home. But thanks

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<v Speaker 2>so much for tuning in today, and thanks again for

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<v Speaker 2>coming out. I like to start with something funny each week.

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<v Speaker 2>And I heard about this scientist that said to God,

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<v Speaker 2>we've decided that we no longer need you. We can

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<v Speaker 2>clone people, we can transplant hearts, and do all kinds

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<v Speaker 2>of things once considered miraculous. And God said, fine, but

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<v Speaker 2>to see that you really don't need me, let's have

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<v Speaker 2>a man making contest. The only rule is you have

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<v Speaker 2>to make a man out of dirt. The scientist a greeding.

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<v Speaker 2>He reached down quickly to get a handful of dirt

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<v Speaker 2>God said, not so fast.

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<v Speaker 1>Go get your own dirt, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Hold of your bibles. Say it like you mean it.

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<v Speaker 2>This is my Bible. I am what it says I am.

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<v Speaker 2>I have what it says I have. I can do

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<v Speaker 2>what it says I can do. Today I will be

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<v Speaker 2>taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind

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<v Speaker 2>is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be

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<v Speaker 2>the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to you today about learning to encourage yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the battles that we all have to fight

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<v Speaker 2>is the battle with discouragement. Our dreams don't always happen

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<v Speaker 2>on our timetables. We go through disappointments, adversities, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>easy to lose our enthusiasm, to lose our zeal for life.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's good to have family and friends that encourage us.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good to have a coach, a teacher, a pastor

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<v Speaker 2>to cheer us on. But one thing I've learned is

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<v Speaker 2>other people cannot keep us encouraged. Other people can't keep

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<v Speaker 2>us cheered up. They may give us a boost, they

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<v Speaker 2>may help us from time to time, but if you're

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<v Speaker 2>really going to live in victory, that encouragement has to

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<v Speaker 2>come from the inside. You've got to learn to encourage

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<v Speaker 2>yourself when times get tough and things aren't going your

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<v Speaker 2>way and you don't feel like pursuing your dreams. Your

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<v Speaker 2>mind is telling you it's not worth it, it's never

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<v Speaker 2>going to get any better. You might as well just

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<v Speaker 2>settle where you are deep down in your spirit. There

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<v Speaker 2>has to be a resolve, a strength on the inside

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<v Speaker 2>that says, I refuse to settle where I am. I

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<v Speaker 2>know God has a great plan for my life, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to keep pressing forward and become everything that

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<v Speaker 2>He's created me to be. This is what David had

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<v Speaker 2>to do. He had just suffered a major setback. It's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the most difficult times of his life. His

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<v Speaker 2>city had been destroyed, his family was kidnapped, and now

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<v Speaker 2>his own men had turned against him. Looked like an

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<v Speaker 2>impossible situation. He could have easily just given up and

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<v Speaker 2>faded off into the sunset, defeated and depressed. But the

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<v Speaker 2>scripture says here David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

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<v Speaker 2>David understood this principle. He wasn't depending on his family,

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<v Speaker 2>his friends, his colleagues. He knew how to draw strength

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<v Speaker 2>and encouragement from within. And sometimes when you need it

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<v Speaker 2>the most, the people you're counting on to cheer you up,

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunately they won't be there for you. That friend that

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<v Speaker 2>normally calls is out of town. Your spouse is having

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<v Speaker 2>a tough month, your coworkers, your parents, they're preoccupied with

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<v Speaker 2>their own challenges. But when you learn to dig down

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<v Speaker 2>deep and encourage yourself, there's a real freedom. This is

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<v Speaker 2>one of the secrets to David's success. He knew how

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<v Speaker 2>to draw encouragement and strength from the inside. How did

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<v Speaker 2>he do it? He began to replay the victories that

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<v Speaker 2>God had given him in the past. He remembered how

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<v Speaker 2>God chose him from the other brothers when he was

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<v Speaker 2>a shepherd boy. He remembered how he killed the lion

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<v Speaker 2>and the bear with his bare hands. He remembered how

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<v Speaker 2>God helped him to defeat Goliath, and how God protected

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<v Speaker 2>him when King Saul was trying to kill him.

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<v Speaker 1>And as he rehearsed over and over.

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<v Speaker 2>The goodness and faithfulness of God, strength began to fill

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<v Speaker 2>his heart.

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<v Speaker 1>He got a new vision of victory. He began to.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank God for what he had done and thanked God

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<v Speaker 2>that he could turn the situation around, and he went

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<v Speaker 2>from being depressed and defeated to rising up with that

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<v Speaker 2>warrior of mentality. When you're in difficult times and you're

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<v Speaker 2>tempted to get down, maybe you got a bad medical report,

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<v Speaker 2>or you're struggling in a relationship, struggling in your finances,

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<v Speaker 2>in stead that of dwelling on the negative and replaying

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<v Speaker 2>over and over all the reasons why it won't work

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<v Speaker 2>out and how impossible it is. No, you need to

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<v Speaker 2>change the channel, get the remote control. That's not the

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<v Speaker 2>only channel. Start replaying, like David, all the times that

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<v Speaker 2>God has helped you, The times God protected you from

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<v Speaker 2>those accidents, The times God gave you a promotion even

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<v Speaker 2>though you weren't the most qualified, the times that door closed.

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<v Speaker 2>You were disappointed then, but looking back now, you know

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<v Speaker 2>it would have been a big mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>Or how about the times you lost that loved one.

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<v Speaker 2>You should have been defeated, you didn't think you could

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<v Speaker 2>make it through, but you felt a peace and a

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<v Speaker 2>strength like you've never felt before. Every one of us

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<v Speaker 2>has seen the hand of God at work in our lives,

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<v Speaker 2>and a key to encouraging ourselves is to replay those victories.

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<v Speaker 2>As you remember the great things God has done, faith

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<v Speaker 2>will fill your heart. Strength and courage will come from

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<v Speaker 2>the inside. No matter what you're facing, no matter how

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<v Speaker 2>difficult it looks, you'll know deep down, God did not

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<v Speaker 2>bring me this far.

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<v Speaker 1>To leave me here.

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<v Speaker 2>If he did it for me in the past, he'll

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<v Speaker 2>do it again for me in the future. Some of

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<v Speaker 2>you today, you'd get your joy back if you just

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<v Speaker 2>change the channel. You're always remembering the negative, remembering what

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<v Speaker 2>didn't work out, and who hurts you and how unfair

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<v Speaker 2>it was. No wonder you're down. You're watching the wrong channel.

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<v Speaker 2>God has done something great for every one of us.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe God's given you a child. The day that little baby.

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<v Speaker 1>Was born, you were so excited.

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<v Speaker 2>Why don't you replay that miracle in your mind. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>God's given you a house, He's given you a promotion,

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe you got a good medical report. You were

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<v Speaker 2>so thrilled, you were on cloud nine. Learn to replay

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<v Speaker 2>those victories in your mind. If you're going to keep

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<v Speaker 2>yourself encourage, you've got to make sure you're watching the

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<v Speaker 2>right channel. I found you cannot stay down and defeated

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<v Speaker 2>as long as you're thinking about the goodness of God.

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<v Speaker 2>I know every time I see our new facility here

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<v Speaker 2>at Lakewood, whether I'm driving by on the freeway or

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<v Speaker 2>pulling up to a service, I always say, without fail,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you Lord for our beautiful new building. I'm still

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<v Speaker 2>amazed at what God has done. And whenever I see it,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even have to think about it anymore. It

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<v Speaker 2>just comes out of me naturally. I guess I've developed

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<v Speaker 2>a habit. I've probably said that phrase ten thousand times

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<v Speaker 2>every time I do. You know what's happening. I'm encouraging myself.

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<v Speaker 2>My faith is increasing.

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<v Speaker 1>I can feel.

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<v Speaker 2>Strength on the inside. I know if God gave us

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<v Speaker 2>this building, he can do anything. It's funny our son, Jonathan,

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<v Speaker 2>he's thirteen now. The other day he and my friend

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<v Speaker 2>Johnny were coming back from the airport Victoria and I.

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<v Speaker 2>We had gone on to another city and on the

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<v Speaker 2>route home pass our new facility, and as they were

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<v Speaker 2>driving by, Jonathan said to Johnny, let me say it

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<v Speaker 2>for my dad, thank.

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<v Speaker 1>You Lord for our beautiful new building.

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<v Speaker 2>He's heard me say it so much, now he's saying it.

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<v Speaker 2>The Scripture says we should tell our children and our

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<v Speaker 2>grandchildren the Great things God has done. But I see

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<v Speaker 2>too many people today they've just settled where they are.

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<v Speaker 2>When we give in to the spirit of discouragement, it

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<v Speaker 2>steals our dreams. Their attitude is it's not worth it,

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<v Speaker 2>my marriage is not worth fighting for, it's never gonna

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<v Speaker 2>work out. Or I'm tired of dealing with this child.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not worth the struggle. I'm tired of doing what's right. Joel,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm never gonna get ahead. No, don't believe those lies.

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<v Speaker 2>That is the spirit of discouragement, trying to steal your

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<v Speaker 2>dreams and keep you right where you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me tell you something that you already know deep

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<v Speaker 1>down in your spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>Every promise that put in your heart, every dream that

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<v Speaker 2>He's planted on the inside, is well.

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<v Speaker 1>Worth the fight.

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<v Speaker 2>Your child is worth it, your marriage is worth it,

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<v Speaker 2>your health is worth it, Your dreams are worth it.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't you dare settle where you are.

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<v Speaker 2>You may have suffered a setback, like David, You've been

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<v Speaker 2>through a disappointment, maybe your relationship didn't work out, Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you're facing a major health issue right now. Remember this,

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<v Speaker 2>every setback is a setup for a comeback. You may

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<v Speaker 2>have gotten knocked down, but you didn't get knocked out.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to get back up, dust yourself off. God

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<v Speaker 2>has you in the palm of his hand. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>if you'd stay in faith, he would not only bring

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<v Speaker 2>you out, but he'd bring you out better off than

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<v Speaker 2>you were before. This is what David had to do.

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<v Speaker 2>He was down, but he didn't stay down. He started

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<v Speaker 2>replaying his victories. He started thanking God for what he

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<v Speaker 2>had done in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>And as he changed the channel and.

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<v Speaker 2>Got into that attitude of faith and expectancy, that's when

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<v Speaker 2>he went from being a victim to being a victor.

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<v Speaker 2>He said to his men, get up, guys, we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to go attack the enemy. The scripture says they not

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<v Speaker 2>only recovered everything that had been stolen, but they came

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<v Speaker 2>out with more than they had before. That's what God

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<v Speaker 2>wants to do for every one of us. But it

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<v Speaker 2>all started when David encouraged himself. He recognized the main

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<v Speaker 2>battle wasn't taking place on the outside, it was taking

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<v Speaker 2>place on the inside. When all the odds were against him.

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<v Speaker 2>His family wasn't there, his friends had turned on him,

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<v Speaker 2>the news wasn't good, the economy was low, gas was high.

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<v Speaker 2>His attitude was I'm not worried about any of that.

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<v Speaker 2>I know the God I serve is well able to

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<v Speaker 2>deliver men. He said, in effect, I've seen God lift

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<v Speaker 2>me out of the pit before he set my fat

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<v Speaker 2>on a rock, put a new song in my heart.

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<v Speaker 2>And if he did it for me back then, I

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<v Speaker 2>know he'll do it for me right now. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of attitude that gets God's attention. Now, I know

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<v Speaker 2>every one of us can look back in life and say,

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<v Speaker 2>with David, if it had not been for the goodness

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<v Speaker 2>of God, where would I be?

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<v Speaker 1>In other words, I should have had.

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<v Speaker 2>A nervous breakdown when I went through that divorce, but

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<v Speaker 2>God filled me with his strength. I should have given

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<v Speaker 2>up and gotten depressed when my loved one died, but

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<v Speaker 2>God gave me a new beginning. I shouldn't be here

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<v Speaker 2>today according to the medical report, but because of the

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<v Speaker 2>goodness of God, I'm still alive and well. My business

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<v Speaker 2>should have gone bankrupt a long time ago, but because

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<v Speaker 2>of God's favor he turned it around. Or how about

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<v Speaker 2>I should be messed up in my mind all the

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<v Speaker 2>addictions I had, But because of the mercy of God,

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<v Speaker 2>my chains are broken and I'm totally free today.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's another one.

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<v Speaker 2>My family shouldn't be torn apart, but because of God's goodness,

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<v Speaker 2>we're still here together. You cannot get down and defeated

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<v Speaker 2>as long as you're meditating on the goodness of God.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you today you're watching the wrong channel. You

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<v Speaker 2>need to switch off the defeat channel. Switch off the

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<v Speaker 2>who hurt me channel, the I come from the wrong

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<v Speaker 2>family channel, the gloom and despair channel. Turn that all

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<v Speaker 2>and switch on to the victory channel, to the All

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<v Speaker 2>Things are Possible channels to the God as well able channel,

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<v Speaker 2>to the by best.

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<v Speaker 1>Days are ahead of me channel.

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<v Speaker 2>As you remember the good things God has done, faith

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<v Speaker 2>is going to fill your heart.

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<v Speaker 1>Another thing that can help us.

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<v Speaker 2>To stay encouraged is we need to create an encouragement

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<v Speaker 2>file at home or the office. Whenever someone sends you

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<v Speaker 2>a kind note, someone gives you a compliment, put it

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<v Speaker 2>in that file. Then, when you're tempted to be down,

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<v Speaker 2>go get those letters out and reread them again. Let

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<v Speaker 2>those works lift your spirits many times, after just five

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<v Speaker 2>or ten minutes of being reminded of how much people

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<v Speaker 2>loved you and reminded of some of the good things

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<v Speaker 2>you've done, that'll totally change your attitude. This is what

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<v Speaker 2>I did when I first started ministring a little over

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<v Speaker 2>nine years ago. I started this encouragement file. Whenever someone

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<v Speaker 2>would send me a note, a letter, or even give

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<v Speaker 2>me a compliment, many times I'd just write it down

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<v Speaker 2>and put it in the file. And back in those days,

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<v Speaker 2>if someone said something even halfway encouraging, I would put

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<v Speaker 2>it in there. I remember this elderly man that I

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<v Speaker 2>used to see if at the gym. He was always

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<v Speaker 2>kidding me about something, but he wrote me a note.

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<v Speaker 2>It said, Joel, I watched your sermon on television yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>All I can say is better luck next time listen.

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<v Speaker 2>I was so happy that at least he watched. I

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<v Speaker 2>put that in my file. Sometimes you can't be picky.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank god today that's in file thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>That anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>One time, this little boy came up to me after

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<v Speaker 2>my sermon, right after I'd started. He probably wasn't five

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<v Speaker 2>or six years old. He said, Jeel, I really loved

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<v Speaker 2>listening to your stories.

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<v Speaker 1>I was feeling so good then, he said.

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<v Speaker 2>But if I were you, I'd leave out all that

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<v Speaker 2>other boring stuff. But we all need to have an

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<v Speaker 2>encouragement file, and in my file now I have letters

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<v Speaker 2>and compliments birthday cards. Not long ago, one of my

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<v Speaker 2>third grade teachers wrote my mom a note and told

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<v Speaker 2>what a good student I was, how friendly I was,

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<v Speaker 2>and how I smiled so much. Even back then, that

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<v Speaker 2>encouraged me. I put that in my file, and now,

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<v Speaker 2>probably once a month, at least of a couple of months,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll get that file out and flip through some of

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<v Speaker 2>those letters.

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<v Speaker 1>What am I doing.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm encouraging myself. It's like being on a good maintenance program.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to do it on a regular basis. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>you said, Jeel, I don't have anything to.

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<v Speaker 1>Put in my encouragement file.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody's sending me nice nos, nobody's complimenting me, nobody's given

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<v Speaker 2>me any credit.

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<v Speaker 1>That's okay. Here's the solution.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to write yourself some good letters. Write down

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<v Speaker 2>what you like about you, List your streets, list your accomplishments.

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<v Speaker 2>List some of the good things you've done for others.

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<v Speaker 2>I found when nobody else is celebrating you, you've got

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<v Speaker 2>to learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else is complimenting you,

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<v Speaker 2>you need to compliment yourself. Nobody's writing you good letters.

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<v Speaker 2>Write yourself some good letters. It's not up to other

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<v Speaker 2>people to keep you encourage.

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<v Speaker 1>It's up to you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got to come from the inside. This is what

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<v Speaker 2>God did. He praised himself, says in the Book of Genesis.

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<v Speaker 2>God created the waters, and he said that was good.

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<v Speaker 2>He created the sky and he said that was good.

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<v Speaker 2>He created the fish and the animals, and he stepped

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<v Speaker 2>back and said that was good. He created you and

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<v Speaker 2>me and said that was really good.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the fact that God praised himself. These days.

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<v Speaker 2>Most of the time we are so critical toward ourselves

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<v Speaker 2>and so focused on what we didn't do right. We

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<v Speaker 2>would never even think about complementing ourselves. But Joel, I've

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<v Speaker 2>got these faults. I'm struggling with this addiction, or I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not nearly as talented as my coworkers. No, you need

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<v Speaker 2>to find something that you're doing right so you can

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<v Speaker 2>step back and say, you know what, that was good.

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<v Speaker 2>Even when you walk out of this building, you need

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<v Speaker 2>to pat yourself on the back and say I did

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<v Speaker 2>something right today. I took time to honor God by

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<v Speaker 2>coming to church, by watching the broadcast. I must say

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<v Speaker 2>I did good when I walk off this platform. Each week,

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<v Speaker 2>I look at myself in the mirror and say, Joel.

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<v Speaker 1>You did good today.

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<v Speaker 2>I may not have done as good as somebody else,

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<v Speaker 2>but I did the best that I can do, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's all that really matters.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's my point.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not able to compliment yourself, you'll never become

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<v Speaker 2>everything God's created you to be. You've got to feel

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<v Speaker 2>good about who you are. And I'm not talking about

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<v Speaker 2>being arrogant and going around thinking that we're better than somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about learning to accept and approve yourself.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to get in a habit not of

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<v Speaker 2>catching yourself doing something wrong, but start catching yourself doing

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<v Speaker 2>something right. I hear people that are always condemning themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>There I go again, spent too much money. There I

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<v Speaker 2>go again, I ate something that I shouldn't have. There

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<v Speaker 2>I go again, lost my temper. They always see the wrong, never.

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<v Speaker 1>See the right.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Joel, I'm just kind of down on myself because

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't work out one time last week.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe not. But you did take the stairs instead of

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<v Speaker 1>the elevator. That was good. Well.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't clean my house yesterday like I wanted to.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe not, But you did go to your child's ball game.

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<v Speaker 1>That was good.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I didn't take my friend out to lunch like

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<v Speaker 2>I promised. No, but you sure were kind to that

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<v Speaker 2>security guard. Quit catching yourself doing something wrong and start

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<v Speaker 2>catching yourself doing something right. You've got to change the channel.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you have never once said to yourself. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a good mother, I'm a good father. I'm talented and creative.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm kind and considerate. I don't say this arrogantly, but

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<v Speaker 2>I like who God made me to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I love to compliment other people, but I've learned even

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<v Speaker 2>to compliment myself. I like the gifts God's given me.

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<v Speaker 2>I like my personality. I like my height, I like

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<v Speaker 2>my age. I like what I'm able to do. One

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<v Speaker 2>of the recordings that's always playing in my mind all

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<v Speaker 2>through the day is Joel.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a good father, you a good husband.

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<v Speaker 2>You're talented, you're creative, you're kind, You're fun to be around. Listen,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not hard to stay encouraged when you learn to

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<v Speaker 2>compliment yourself. Sometimes we think it's humble to compliment somebody

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<v Speaker 2>else while we kind of put ourselves down.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, you're so good at that.

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<v Speaker 2>I could never do anything like you. No, you can

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<v Speaker 2>do exactly what God's created you to do. I have

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<v Speaker 2>people tell me, Joel, I could never speak in front

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<v Speaker 2>of all those people like you do. Maybe not, but

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<v Speaker 2>I could never fly an airplane like you do. I

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<v Speaker 2>could never design houses like you do so great. I

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<v Speaker 2>could never teach those children like you do each week

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<v Speaker 2>and excel at the fact is every one of us

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<v Speaker 2>is good at something. We shouldn't look at somebody else

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<v Speaker 2>and think, man, they are so talented, they are so creative,

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<v Speaker 2>they are so disciplined, they are so good looking.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what in the world happened to me.

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<v Speaker 2>No, you need to start looking at yourself in the

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<v Speaker 2>mirror and saying, you are so talented, you are so creative,

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<v Speaker 2>you are so disciplined, you good looking thing. You got

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<v Speaker 2>to compliment yourself. You need to try it. It may work.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't for my brother Paul, but you tried anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>I know this young lady in junior high, she didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have very many friends. They had just moved to this

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<v Speaker 2>new school and most of the students had grown up

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<v Speaker 2>together and been friends for years and years, and she

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<v Speaker 2>was having a tough time breaking in and really connecting

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<v Speaker 2>with anybody. And the school had a tradition that during

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<v Speaker 2>Valentine's Week, you could send another student a carnation. They

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<v Speaker 2>were only twenty five cents, and those carnations would be

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<v Speaker 2>delivered on Valentine's Day during homeroom in front of the

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<v Speaker 2>whole class.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a big deal to see how many carnations

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<v Speaker 1>you would get.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this young lady knew that she wasn't going to

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<v Speaker 2>receive any She didn't have any friends.

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<v Speaker 1>She was sort of dreading that day.

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<v Speaker 2>Thinking about how she is going to be left out

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<v Speaker 2>and probably embarrassed by it all.

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<v Speaker 1>But then she came up with a great idea.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead of just sitting back watching everybody else get flowers,

0:20:56.960 --> 0:21:01.400
<v Speaker 2>she decided to send herself some carnation. She took five

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<v Speaker 2>dollars and went down to the office and she got

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<v Speaker 2>twenty different forms so nobody would know they were from her,

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<v Speaker 2>and she filled them out and on Valentine's Day, most

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<v Speaker 2>of the young ladies got three.

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<v Speaker 1>Or four carnations.

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<v Speaker 2>The real popular girls may have gotten five or six

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<v Speaker 2>or seven. But this young lady, every other carnation came

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<v Speaker 2>to her. The students started looking at her, thinking, who

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<v Speaker 2>in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this girl?

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<v Speaker 2>She's got so many friends. Another carnation was delivered to her.

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<v Speaker 2>They asked, who's that from. She looked at the note

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<v Speaker 2>and said, Oh, they are so special. They love me

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<v Speaker 2>so much. I can't wait to tell them thanks.

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<v Speaker 1>They had no idea she was talking about herself.

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<v Speaker 2>You would have thought she was the most popular girl

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<v Speaker 2>in school. She left that day the envy of the

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<v Speaker 2>whole class. She had more carnations than anybody else. You

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<v Speaker 2>got to have the attitude. If nobody else is celebrating

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<v Speaker 2>me right now, I'm going to celebrate myself if nobody,

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<v Speaker 2>If nobody is asking me out to dinner, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>dress up and take myself out to dinner. Nobody's sending

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<v Speaker 2>me a birthday gift, Watch out, I'm gonna buy myself

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<v Speaker 2>a present. Some of you, ladies, you need to do

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<v Speaker 2>like she did. Just send yourself some flowers. Have them

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<v Speaker 2>delivered to your office, put them on your desk. People

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<v Speaker 2>walk by, All of those are so beautiful.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are they from?

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<v Speaker 2>Just smile and say they're from somebody that thinks I'm

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<v Speaker 2>very very special, somebody that loves me very much. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna stay encouraged, you've got.

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<v Speaker 1>To learn to celebrate yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you today, you've lost your fire, You've lost

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<v Speaker 2>your enthusiasm. Maybe it's because nobody's celebrating you, nobody's cheering

0:22:44.160 --> 0:22:47.280
<v Speaker 2>you on, nobody's encouraging you. You've got to do like

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<v Speaker 2>David and start encouraging yourself. Draw that line in the

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<v Speaker 2>sand and say that's it. This is a new day.

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<v Speaker 2>I am done living negative discourage, no enthusiasm. I know

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<v Speaker 2>this is the day the Lord has made. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>choose to live this day with faith, with expectancy, and

0:23:06.080 --> 0:23:09.359
<v Speaker 2>really the only way that we can keep ourselves encouraged

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<v Speaker 2>is by thinking these encouraging thoughts, thoughts of hope, thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>of faith. You've got to tune into that voice of victory.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a scripture I love. It says God will perfect

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<v Speaker 2>that which concerns you. Perfect means God will make it right.

0:23:26.359 --> 0:23:29.720
<v Speaker 2>You may be concerned about a child today, concerned about

0:23:29.720 --> 0:23:32.720
<v Speaker 2>a health issue, or concerned about an addiction you're struggling with.

0:23:33.400 --> 0:23:36.080
<v Speaker 2>The easy thing would be to just accept it and

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<v Speaker 2>settle where you are and think, Joel, this is just

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<v Speaker 2>who I am.

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<v Speaker 1>It's never going to change.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 2>Recognize that's the voice of discouragement trying to talk you

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<v Speaker 2>into settling for a life of mediocrity. But understand, you

0:23:50.440 --> 0:23:54.399
<v Speaker 2>were never created to be average. You were never created

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<v Speaker 2>to barely get by. You were created to be above

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<v Speaker 2>only and never beneath. No matter what you may be facing,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter how impossible it looks, you need to keep

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<v Speaker 2>reminding yourself that right now, God is in the process

0:24:10.280 --> 0:24:14.760
<v Speaker 2>of perfecting that which concerns you. Right now, God's working

0:24:14.800 --> 0:24:18.959
<v Speaker 2>behind the scenes in your life, arranging things in your favor,

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<v Speaker 2>getting the right people, the right breaks, the right opportunities

0:24:23.000 --> 0:24:26.720
<v Speaker 2>lined out for you. God said he would finish what

0:24:26.880 --> 0:24:31.320
<v Speaker 2>he started. He will complete your incompletions. He wants to

0:24:31.359 --> 0:24:35.040
<v Speaker 2>bring to past every dream, every desire, every.

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<v Speaker 1>Promise that He's put in your heart.

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<v Speaker 2>When you hear those negative voices telling you that it's

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<v Speaker 2>never going to change, You're never gonna get well, you're

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<v Speaker 2>never going to break that addiction, don't stay tuned to

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<v Speaker 2>that channel. That's not the only voice. There's another voice.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called the voice of Victory, and it says, no

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<v Speaker 2>weapon formed against you.

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<v Speaker 1>Is ever going to prosper.

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<v Speaker 2>It says, when you delight yourself the Lord, he'll give

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<v Speaker 2>you the desires of your heart. It says, what was

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<v Speaker 2>meant for your harm. God will turn around and use

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<v Speaker 2>it for your advantage. You may have gone through a setback,

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<v Speaker 2>but you need to dig your heels in and get

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<v Speaker 2>ready for a comeback. God did not bring you this

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<v Speaker 2>far to leave you where you are. He has you

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<v Speaker 2>in the palm of his hand. He had the solution

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<v Speaker 2>before you ever had that problem. He already has a

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<v Speaker 2>way out. God knows the end from the beginning, and

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<v Speaker 2>everything you're facing right now is subject to change. That

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<v Speaker 2>means one touch of God's favor and it can turn

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<v Speaker 2>any situation around. You got to dare to do like David,

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<v Speaker 2>shake off that spirit of discouragement and say I made

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<v Speaker 2>thee knocked down, but I'm not staying down. I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to get back up and go again. Tune into the

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<v Speaker 2>voice of victory. You know the negative voices. They'll tell you, Well,

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<v Speaker 2>the economy's kind of bad, aren't you afraid?

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<v Speaker 1>No, I know God is my provider. He supplies all

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<v Speaker 1>of my needs.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, gas is kind of high, yes, but God's well

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<v Speaker 2>able to take care of me. Well, your child's not

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<v Speaker 2>doing right, that's true, but I know he's subject to change. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>you got laid off. I heard you lost your job.

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<v Speaker 2>Aren't you frustrated, not at all. I know God's about

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<v Speaker 2>to open up another door. I know He's got something

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<v Speaker 2>better in store. Well, you look like you're not feeling well.

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<v Speaker 2>Somebody says you got a bad report from the doctor. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I did, But I know God is in complete control.

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<v Speaker 2>He said that nothing would snatch me out of his hand.

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<v Speaker 2>So I believe I'm going to live out every second

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<v Speaker 2>that He's planned out for me. That's what it means

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<v Speaker 2>to be tuned into the right voice, the voice of

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<v Speaker 2>victory in life. Every one of us is going to

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<v Speaker 2>have opportunities to get down and discouraged. My message to

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<v Speaker 2>us today is we don't have to give in to

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<v Speaker 2>that temptation. Get up every morning thinking about the goodness

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<v Speaker 2>of God. Replay the victories that He's given you in

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<v Speaker 2>the past. Don't worry remember the negative, change the channel,

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<v Speaker 2>and remember all the times God's brought you through. If

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have an encouragement file, start one. When you

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<v Speaker 2>are tempted to get down, go get those letters out,

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<v Speaker 2>lift them, lift your spirit, and don't wait for others

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<v Speaker 2>to compliment you. Compliment yourself. Learn to celebrate who God

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<v Speaker 2>made you to be. Friends, It's up to you to

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<v Speaker 2>keep yourself encouraged. Some of you have been depending on

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<v Speaker 2>your friends your family. Don't put that pressure on them.

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<v Speaker 2>You can draw strength from the inside as you learn

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<v Speaker 2>to encourage yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>That's your faith at work.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only are you going to enjoy your life more,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're going to overcome every obstacle. You're going to

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<v Speaker 2>see every dream, every desire, every promise put in you

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<v Speaker 2>come to pass.

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<v Speaker 1>And not only that, even when you do get knocked

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<v Speaker 1>down and.

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<v Speaker 2>Suffer a setback, just like David, God will make sure

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<v Speaker 2>you not only come back, but you come back better

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<v Speaker 2>off than you were before.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen. Do you receive it today?

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<v Speaker 3>It's a new year. Time to say the impossible become possible.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a new year.

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<v Speaker 3>Life setbacks are about to become God's setups for new opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a new year cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.

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<v Speaker 2>The start of the new year is the perfect time

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<v Speaker 2>to reset your focus, release disappointments of the past, and

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<v Speaker 2>get ready for the new things God has in store.

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<v Speaker 2>Every January we create a new three hundred and sixty

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<v Speaker 2>you're positioning yourself for a blessed, favor filled year. Amazing

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<v Speaker 2>things happen when you keep God first place.

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